City of Las Vegas municipal court house arrest program evaluation

Author

Karen Coyne, University of Phoenix
Michele Hornstein, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Timothy Shattler, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Award Date

5-11-2007

Degree Type

Capstone

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Department

Public Administration

First Committee Member

Christopher Stream, Chair

Number of Pages

25

Abstract

The City of Las Vegas operates a municipal detention facility, primarily housing offenders who have committed misdemeanor crimes within the 130 square miles of the Las Vegas City limits. Similar to many jurisdictions, within the State of Nevada, but also across the Country, the offender population is on the rise. The City’s inmate population has grown steadily at a rate of 10%, annually, for five years. This trend, when calculated as a future projection, suggests the City must be prepared for the misdemeanant population to swell from its current daily average of 1144 to more than 3000 inmates by the year 2020. With the facility already near capacity, the expenditure of significant capital funds is inevitable, as the organization prepares for this anticipated growth and strives to ensure the conditions of confinement remain legally acceptable.

Keywords

Nevada – Las Vegas; Prisons — Overcrowding

Disciplines

Law Enforcement and Corrections | Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Public Administration

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Comments

Appendixes attached

Repository Citation

Coyne, Karen; Hornstein, Michele; and Shattler, Timothy, "City of Las Vegas municipal court house arrest program evaluation" (2007). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 801.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/2144501

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